Community Notes: March 12

The Morrisville Fire Rescue Department offers free CPR and automatic external defibrillator certification classes for Morrisville residents from 7-10 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at Station 1, 200 Town Hall Drive. Class size is limited to 12 participants. Classes start in March and will not be held in November or December. For details or to sign up, email communitycpr@townofmorrisville.org. Include your name, address, phone number and preferred class date.

Parent Chat session

Wake County school board member Bill Fletcher will host a Parent Chat session in which parents can talk with him about school issues at 11 a.m. Monday, March 17, at Caribou Coffee, 109 SW Maynard Road, Cary.

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At Have A Good Day at Work: There’s A Book for That, librarians will recommend books on advancing your career and handling issues at work from 6-7 p.m. Monday, March 17, at West Regional Library, 4000 Louis Stephens Drive, Cary. For details, call 919-463-8500.

Healthy Homes Series

Cary-based nonprofit Fit & Able Productions’ Healthy Homes Series will include discussions on the third Tuesday of each month from 9:30-11 a.m. in the Maple Room of the Bond Park Community Center at Fred G. Bond Metro Park, 150 Metro Park Drive, Cary. For details, email fitandable@nc.rr.com. Here’s the upcoming schedule of topics:

Learn about mind mapping, a way to organize thoughts and information, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, at Eva Perry Regional Library, 2100 Shepherd’s Vineyard Drive, Apex. For details, call 919-387-2100. Another session will be from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at West Regional Library, 4000 Louis Stephens Drive, Cary. For details, call 919-463-8500.

Trail Treks: Salamanders

Learn about salamanders at the American Tobacco Trail from 2-3 p.m. Thursday, March 20, starting in the New Hill parking area, 1309 New Hill-Olive Chapel Road, Apex. Registration, which is required at least two days in advance, costs $5 per family or $3 per person. To register, call 919-387-4342, fill out and return a registration form at www.wakegov.com/parks/att, or email harris.lake@wakegov.com.

Ladies’ Workshop

The Apex Home Depot will host a free Ladies’ Workshop on installing a glass mosaic backsplash from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at 1000 Vision Drive. To sign up, go to www.homedepot.com/workshops.

African-American Book Group

The African-American Book Group will discuss “South by Southeast” by Blair Underwood at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at Barnes & Noble, 760 SE Maynard Road, Cary.

Kite Festival

Cary’s Kite Festival will begin with registration at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at Fred G. Bond Metro Park, 801 High House Road. The festival will officially start at 1 p.m., a countdown to the start for kite fliers will be at 1:15 p.m., and award winners will be announced at 2:30 p.m. There will be awards for the quickest take-off, best crash, best homemade kite and other categories. The festival is free. For details, go to bit.ly/1gPiY31.

The Triangle Paws 5K Run/Walk will start with a run at 1:30 p.m. and a walk at 2:15 p.m. Sunday, March 23, at the WakeMed Soccer Park, 201 Soccer Park Drive, Cary. The event will raise money for Service Dogs by Warren Retrievers to provide service dogs to children with health issues such as diabetes, seizure disorders, post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury and autism spectrum disorders. The entry fee is $25 through Saturday, March 15, $30 after that and $35 the day of the race. For details, go to www.ncraces.com/events/the-triangle-paws-5k.

Salamander Search

Learn about salamanders and look for eggs and larvae during 2014, the year of the salamander according to Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, from 1:30-3 p.m. Sunday, March 23, at the American Tobacco Trail starting in the New Hill parking area, 1309 New Hill-Olive Chapel Road, Apex. Registration, which is required at least two days in advance, costs $5 per family or $3 per person. To register, call 919-387-4342, fill out and return a registration form at www.wakegov.com/parks/att, or email harris.lake@wakegov.com.

Cooking with Little Hands

The Turkish House will host Cooking with Little Hands, a cooking class for ages 5-15, from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, March 23, at 303 E. Durham Road, suite F, Cary. Kids will make chick peas with tomato sauce, white rice, lentil kofte and chocolate croissants. The class costs $10 per person. To register, call 919-219-2516 or email turkishcookingclass@yahoo.com. For details, go to www.ata-nc.org/p.

Cookbook discussion and tasting

Andrea Weigl will talk about and sign her new book, “Pickles and Preserves,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at Barnes & Noble, 760 SE Maynard Road, Cary. There will be samples of the book’s recipes.

Wines Around the World

Morrisville Rotary will host the sixth annual Wines Around the World at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, at the Perimeter Studio and Conference Center, 110 Perimeter Park Drive, suite 118, Morrisville. Tickets cost $40 each or $75 per pair at www.morrisville.rotary-clubs.org. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to The Miracle League of the Triangle.

Sights and Sounds of Your Backyard: Birds

Greg Bryant of Citizen Science will talk about common birds in your backyard and their roles in nature from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at Eva Perry Regional Library, 2100 Shepherd’s Vineyard Drive, Apex. For details, call 919-387-2100.

Beer and Bacon Festival

A festival featuring 75 craft beers and 15 restaurants and their bacon dishes will be from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at Koka Booth Amphitheatre, 8003 Regency Parkway, Cary. VIP tickets, for admission from noon to 6 p.m., restaurant tasting stations, extra beer and wine samplings and access to the VIP deck, cost $69. Regular tickets for admission from 2-6 p.m. cost $35 in advance, $45 the day of the festival. “Designated driver” tickets are available for a discount. For details, go to www.beerandbacon.com.

Shred Day

Apex will offer free paper shredding from 9 a.m. to noon, or until the truck of shredded documents is full, on Saturday, April 12, in the Town Hall parking lot, 73 Hunter St. Only documents with personal, identifying information will be shredded, such as bills or old checks. Each person can bring up to three small bags or boxes of paper.

Easter egg hunt in Fuquay-Varina

Fuquay-Varina’s free annual Easter egg hunt will be from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, April 12, at South Park, 900 S. Main St.

Downtown Candy Hop

Kids can meet the Easter Bunny and collect candy from stores from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 12, in downtown Fuquay-Varina.

Great Grapes!

Koka Booth Amphitheatre will host the Great Grapes! wine and food festival from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at 8003 Regency Parkway, Cary. VIP tickets cost $39 in advance and $49 the day of the festival. Regular admission costs $26 in advance and $32 the day of the festival. “Designated driver” tickets cost $20. For details, go to www.uncorkthefun.com.

Fashion for Food

The second annual Fashion for Food fashion show and luncheon fundraiser for the Holly Springs Food Cupboard will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at Sunrise United Methodist Church, 5420 Sunset Lake Road, Holly Springs. Tickets cost $25 and all of the money from ticket prices will be given to the Food Cupboard. For more information, contact Mary at 919-285-9191 or bhowardmary@nc.rr.com.

National Day of Prayer

Fuquay-Varina will host a National Day of Prayer service at noon Thursday, May 1, at Town Hall, 401 Old Honeycutt Road.